For more than 20 years — and after working with more than 10,000 participants who attended my Kaizen workshops — I’ve refined a simple yet powerful tool that makes problem-solving useful for everyone.

Takoyaki, an octopus, played piano keys with its eight arms. Photo / Mattias Krantz The white package that arrived at Mattias Krantz’s home in Sweden after a five-hour flight contained an octopus that ...

Problem solving is the mental process of analyzing a situation, learning what options are available, and then choosing the alternative that will result in the desired outcome or some other selected ...

The articles show how innovative DNA technology solves cold cases after decades. Investigators use genetic genealogy and national DNA databases to connect suspects or identify victims. New DNA methods ...

Explore how backward induction helps solve game theory problems by working from the end backward to determine optimal actions. Learn with practical examples.

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

But people just need more information about hard science. If they know better, then our problems are solved.” That was the mantra I used to hear years ago, as I presented ways of communicating science ...

Seven years, four months, and six days. That is the length of time the Boston Police Department allowed an internal affairs (IA) case to linger before finally disciplining an officer accused of lying ...

Pregnancy is one of the most-expensive episodes for insurers, averaging about $19,000 for pregnancy, vaginal delivery and postpartum care, and $26,000 for cesarean births. Compared with other ...

Leigh Robinson was out for a lunchtime walk one brisk day during the spring of 2013 when a call came from the principal at her school. Will, a third-grader with a history of acting up in class, was ...

From harvesting honey to drafting woodworking plans, the STEAM curriculum at Preston Hollow schools is buzzing with ...

A “deliciously smart” murder mystery combining an upscale Californian coastal setting with cocktails and the unlikely crime-solving trio of a retiree, her husband and her ex-husband. from the author ...